Untitled article by D. T. Bourdeau; M. S. Burnham; Isaac Sanborn

The Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · September 3, 1867

FromAdvent Review and Sabbath Herald, Vol. XXX, No. 12

Appointments.

By D. T. Bourdeau; M. S. Burnham; Isaac Sanborn

And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of Heaven is at hand.

CONVOCATION MEETING IN IOWA.

As the duty of deciding where this Convocation Meeting should be held, was laid upon us by the Iowa Conference at its last session, and as the wants of the cause have made it necessary to change the time of said meeting, we would hereby announce that upon mature reflection, and in harmony with the suggestions of Bro. White, and those of the General Conference Committee in the Review, we have decided that said meeting be held at Pilot Grove, Washington Co., Iowa, commencing Wednesday, Sept. 26, and continuing over the next Sabbath and first-day.

Bro. and sister White, and Bro. Stephen Pierce, are expected to be present. We hope there will be a large gathering, and a good representation of all the churches in Iowa, and that this will be the best as well as the largest concourse of Sabbath-keepers ever held in Iowa.

In order that this may be a profitable meeting to the cause in this State, let it be borne in mind, that all who attend should prepare with reference to it, and come with a resolution to do good as well as to get good. It is selfishness to attend such meetings with the simple expectation of getting a blessing without imparting any to others, and seeking to glorify God, by advancing his cause. We must not simply prepare to work, but act, act, act, and work out on others what God works in us by his truth and Spirit.

Of course it is expected that all will as far as possible, come prepared to take care of themselves, that some may not be eased and others burdened; that there may be an equality in enjoying the benefits of the meeting, as well as in bearing its burdens. D. T. BOURDEAU.

Our next Monthly Meeting for Allegan county will be held in Allegan, September 7th. Bro. Loughborough will be present. M. S. BURNHAM.

The Wis. Convocation Meeting.

To the brethren of the Illinois and Wisconsin State Conference of Seventh-day Adventists: You see our Convocation Meeting is appointed to commence September 19th, at nine o'clock in the morning. Now in order that God may make this meeting a special blessing to us all, we must all make a special effort to place ourselves in the best condition to be blest. We hope therefore that all who possibly can, will be upon the ground, Wednesday, the 18th in time to pitch their tents and thus be ready to commence the worship of God the next morning, and all stay till the meeting is closed. And we hope none will come to this meeting to see how much fault they can find with the meeting, but to see how much fault and how many wrongs we can find in ourselves and get rid of, by heartily confessing and forsaking them all. All who come in this way will surely be refreshed.

There will be teams at Janesville on Wednesday, the 18th to bring all who come on the cars. If some should get there the night previous, they will please stop at the American Hotel till called for. Let us all come to this meeting humbling ourselves as we never have before in all our lives, that the God of Israel may bless us more than ever before. ISAAC SANBORN. Cassville, Aug. 26, 1867.